Pearl Bowser
2021Namibia: Independence Now!
Pearl Bowser, Christine Choy
A revolutionary political moment is captured firsthand by two independent women filmmakers shooting inside refugee settlements in Zambia and Angola in 1985. Depicting the significant role of women in this struggle for independence, this film explores the lives of exiled women workers attempting to free their country from illegal exploitation.
Namibia: Independence Now!
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
Brad Osborne
Lawrence Varnado, Herb Jeffries
This documentary captures the sounds and images of a nearly forgotten era in film history when African American filmmakers and studios created “race movies” exclusively for black audiences. The best of these films attempted to counter the demeaning stereotypes of black Americans prevalent in the popular culture of the day. About 500 films were produced, yet only about 100 still exist. Filmmaking pioneers like Oscar Micheaux, the Noble brothers, and Spencer Williams, Jr. left a lasting influence on black filmmakers, and inspired generations of audiences who finally saw their own lives reflected on the silver screen.
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
Midnight Ramble
Pearl Bowser, Bestor Cram
Herb Jeffries, James Avery
A documentary chronicling the pioneering efforts of black filmmaker William D. Foster in the early years of the industry and Oscar Micheaux's controversial impact on the subsequent "race movies".
Midnight Ramble
Women of Vision
Alexandra Juhasz
Frances Negrón Muntaner, Pearl Bowser
Documentary that highlights 18 women and covers a period of time from the 50's to the 90's. The women chosen were selected because they represent the real diversity within both feminism and independent film and video. They range in age from 65 to 25. They are black, white, Puerto Rican, Yugoslavian, Asian American, biracial. They are straight, gay and bisexual. What they share is a need to express their own interpretations of what American culture is and could be and a belief that this work is made particularly powerful through the media.
Women of Vision
